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Source Description
Salviati and Co. attempted to copy the appearance of ancient glass. Clearly, these "ancient" vessels were never intended to deceive as they were sold with Salviati & Company labels. This piece seems to be inspired by a Renaissance model and is of enameled Catalan glass.
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Document identity
localId
21563
label
Vase with Cover
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21563
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Vase with Cover
description
Salviati and Co. attempted to copy the appearance of ancient glass. Clearly, these "ancient" vessels were never intended to deceive as they were sold with Salviati & Company labels. This piece seems to be inspired by a Renaissance model and is of enameled Catalan glass.
provenance
Salviati and Co., Venice; Henry Walters, before 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Glasswares
vases
lids (covers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
90827
med
enameled glass
creator_ids
2824
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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81a3795da324ea60